| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/2006 S5 (Hill) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
2007-12-09T18:01:38.340480Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2021-04-15T23:31:00Z |
| Obs used |
1177 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
12.500 |
| K1 |
4.500 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
2007-11-10.0000000 |
| e |
0.97300141 |
| q (au) |
2.630434 |
| a (au) |
97.428581 |
| i (deg) |
10.131379 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
281.563425 |
| ω (w, deg) |
182.109258 |
| M (ma, deg) |
359.969509 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (13.005 + 2.274\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
13.005 |
| n |
2.274 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.585 |
| k |
0.800 |
| δ90 |
10.000 |
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Range |
Description |
| Absolute magnitude at 1 AU from Sun and Earth |
H0 |
-5 to 20 |
Intrinsic brightness of the comet |
| Photometric slope parameter |
n |
2 to 6 |
Rate of brightness change with heliocentric distance |
| Forward scattering asymmetry factor |
gf |
0.8 to 1 |
Degree of forward scattering |
| Backward scattering asymmetry factor |
gb |
-1 to -0.5 |
Degree of backward scattering |
| Partitioning coefficient |
k |
0.8 to 1 |
Ratio between forward/backward scattering contributions |
| Dust-to-gas brightness ratio |
δ90 |
1 to 10 |
Relative contribution of dust scattering to gas emission |
Reference: EPSC-DPS2025-160
Ephemeris
| Date/Time (UTC) |
RA (J2000) |
Dec (J2000) |
Nearest HIP |
Dist from HIP (arcmin) |
| 2026-06-01 00:00 |
16:54:02.94 |
-27:15:16.7 |
HIP 82754 |
31.39 |
| 2026-06-01 12:00 |
16:53:59.39 |
-27:15:11.1 |
HIP 82534 |
30.95 |
| 2026-06-02 00:00 |
16:53:55.83 |
-27:15:05.5 |
HIP 82534 |
30.29 |
| 2026-06-02 12:00 |
16:53:52.28 |
-27:14:59.9 |
HIP 82534 |
29.63 |
| 2026-06-03 00:00 |
16:53:48.72 |
-27:14:54.2 |
HIP 82534 |
28.98 |
| 2026-06-03 12:00 |
16:53:45.16 |
-27:14:48.4 |
HIP 82534 |
28.34 |
| 2026-06-04 00:00 |
16:53:41.60 |
-27:14:42.7 |
HIP 82534 |
27.71 |
| 2026-06-04 12:00 |
16:53:38.04 |
-27:14:36.8 |
HIP 82534 |
27.08 |
| 2026-06-05 00:00 |
16:53:34.48 |
-27:14:31.0 |
HIP 82534 |
26.47 |
| 2026-06-05 12:00 |
16:53:30.92 |
-27:14:25.0 |
HIP 82534 |
25.86 |
| 2026-06-06 00:00 |
16:53:27.36 |
-27:14:19.1 |
HIP 82534 |
25.26 |
| 2026-06-06 12:00 |
16:53:23.80 |
-27:14:13.1 |
HIP 82534 |
24.67 |
| 2026-06-07 00:00 |
16:53:20.24 |
-27:14:07.1 |
HIP 82534 |
24.10 |
| 2026-06-07 12:00 |
16:53:16.69 |
-27:14:01.0 |
HIP 82534 |
23.54 |
| 2026-06-08 00:00 |
16:53:13.13 |
-27:13:54.9 |
HIP 82534 |
22.99 |
| 2026-06-08 12:00 |
16:53:09.58 |
-27:13:48.7 |
HIP 82534 |
22.45 |
| 2026-06-09 00:00 |
16:53:06.02 |
-27:13:42.6 |
HIP 82534 |
21.93 |
| 2026-06-09 12:00 |
16:53:02.47 |
-27:13:36.3 |
HIP 82534 |
21.43 |
| 2026-06-10 00:00 |
16:52:58.92 |
-27:13:30.1 |
HIP 82534 |
20.95 |
| 2026-06-10 12:00 |
16:52:55.38 |
-27:13:23.8 |
HIP 82534 |
20.48 |
| 2026-06-11 00:00 |
16:52:51.84 |
-27:13:17.4 |
HIP 82534 |
20.04 |
| 2026-06-11 12:00 |
16:52:48.30 |
-27:13:11.1 |
HIP 82534 |
19.62 |
| 2026-06-12 00:00 |
16:52:44.76 |
-27:13:04.7 |
HIP 82534 |
19.22 |
| 2026-06-12 12:00 |
16:52:41.23 |
-27:12:58.2 |
HIP 82534 |
18.85 |
| 2026-06-13 00:00 |
16:52:37.70 |
-27:12:51.8 |
HIP 82534 |
18.50 |
| 2026-06-13 12:00 |
16:52:34.18 |
-27:12:45.3 |
HIP 82534 |
18.18 |
| 2026-06-14 00:00 |
16:52:30.66 |
-27:12:38.7 |
HIP 82534 |
17.89 |
| 2026-06-14 12:00 |
16:52:27.15 |
-27:12:32.2 |
HIP 82534 |
17.63 |
| 2026-06-15 00:00 |
16:52:23.64 |
-27:12:25.5 |
HIP 82534 |
17.40 |
| 2026-06-15 12:00 |
16:52:20.14 |
-27:12:18.9 |
HIP 82534 |
17.21 |
| 2026-06-16 00:00 |
16:52:16.65 |
-27:12:12.3 |
HIP 82534 |
17.04 |
| 2026-06-16 12:00 |
16:52:13.16 |
-27:12:05.6 |
HIP 82534 |
16.92 |
| 2026-06-17 00:00 |
16:52:09.68 |
-27:11:58.8 |
HIP 82534 |
16.82 |
| 2026-06-17 12:00 |
16:52:06.20 |
-27:11:52.1 |
HIP 82534 |
16.77 |
| 2026-06-18 00:00 |
16:52:02.74 |
-27:11:45.3 |
HIP 82534 |
16.75 |
| 2026-06-18 12:00 |
16:51:59.28 |
-27:11:38.5 |
HIP 82534 |
16.76 |
| 2026-06-19 00:00 |
16:51:55.83 |
-27:11:31.7 |
HIP 82534 |
16.81 |
| 2026-06-19 12:00 |
16:51:52.38 |
-27:11:24.8 |
HIP 82534 |
16.89 |
| 2026-06-20 00:00 |
16:51:48.95 |
-27:11:17.9 |
HIP 82534 |
17.01 |
| 2026-06-20 12:00 |
16:51:45.52 |
-27:11:11.0 |
HIP 82534 |
17.16 |
| 2026-06-21 00:00 |
16:51:42.11 |
-27:11:04.1 |
HIP 82534 |
17.34 |
| 2026-06-21 12:00 |
16:51:38.70 |
-27:10:57.1 |
HIP 82534 |
17.56 |
| 2026-06-22 00:00 |
16:51:35.30 |
-27:10:50.1 |
HIP 82534 |
17.80 |